Job Type: Full Time

Job Category: IT

Job Description

Job Title : GKE Engineer

Location: Dublin, OH___ Remote

Employment type: full time

Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on Kubernetes Migration Lead to drive the end-to-end migration of applications and APIs from Tanzu PCF to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). This role combines architecture leadership, technical enablement, and deep hands-on troubleshooting to ensure a scalable, secure, and high-performing Kubernetes platform.

Key Responsibilities

Migration Leadership & Architecture

• Lead the end-to-end migration of applications and APIs from Tanzu PCF to GKE
• Define the migration blueprint, including cluster architecture, networking, security, and workload patterns
• Partner with engineering teams to assess existing PCF workloads and design the optimal GKE target state

Technical Enablement & Best Practices

• Mentor and guide teams on Kubernetes fundamentals, containerization, service mesh, CI/CD, and GCP-native services
• Create reusable templates, standardized deployment patterns, and shared components for GKE
• Conduct technical workshops, training sessions, and architecture review forums

Hands-On Development & Troubleshooting

• Provide hands-on support to refactor Java Spring Boot and Python applications for Kubernetes
• Optimize container images, resource utilization, autoscaling, and observability
• Troubleshoot GKE platform, networking, and service-level issues
• Collaborate closely with DevOps and Cloud Engineering teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Operational Excellence

• Promote reliability, scalability, and security best practices across Kubernetes environments
• Support production readiness, monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives

Must-Have Technical / Functional Skills

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Proven experience migrating workloads from Tanzu PCF (or Cloud Foundry) to Kubernetes
• Hands-on expertise with Java Spring Boot and Python in containerized environments
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes networking, security, and observability
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and IaC tools
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration skills

Required Skills